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On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 08:43:51PM +0000, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> 
> > Message from Steven
> > ===================
> > Sindi wrote:
> >>
> >> Should I avoid typing in any passwords
> >
> > I would avoid entering unencrypted passwords.
> >
> >> (to access shell accounts via ssh, or webmail)?
> >
> > ssh and ssl are probably OK
> 
> ssh to a shell account requires a password.
> Is that password encrypted?  (Ditto for dbclient).

SSH is a throughly-encrypted protocol, SSL and HTTPS (which is
SSL-coated HTTP) are also encrypted.

Plain FTP/telnet/HTTP aren't.

-snip-

Karolis